Bug#247849: dpkg segfault and internal debconf error with ucf-using package

[Benoît Sibaud <benoit.sibaud@wanadoo.fr>]

> Frank Küster wrote:
> > Joey, can such corruption be caused by misbehaving packages, e.g. with
> > wron debconf calls? Or is it just a question of the filesystem, lack of
> > disk space and other local problems? 
> 
> No, it can't be caused by a package. Every case I've managed to trace
> bac to a specific problem has ended up being a disk problem, machine
> crash, or similar, but there have been some occurances of it that I've
> not been able to find an explanation for, and it's still possible
> there's a debconf bug involved (which is why debconf still has open bugs
> on the issue).

A disk problem is the source of the problem with a very high probability
for my part. My /var is frequently full.

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Benoît Sibaud